Because it implements the moral ideal of self-sacrifice to the needy.

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The new law exempts employee contributions from the 25% of earnings limit applied to employer contributions, making a 401(k) ideal for a self-employed person who doesn't earn a lot, but can save a lot.

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Self-cleaning clothes would be ideal for people who don't have time to wash their clothes or don't have the facilities to do so, he believed.

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New Yorkers love to tease that Brooklyn is ideal for young people who love ironic eyewear, self-employment and a closet full of skinny jeans.

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In other words, I might answer a survey as if I were an ideal version of myself rather than reflecting a true self-analysis.

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The ideal person would still seem to be someone with composure, a self-controlled specimen of high esteem.

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